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Valla mini crane drops in to support Underground extension
Hird News • Mini Cranes • Pick and Carry Cranes
A Valla mini crane has been dropped 20 metres down a shaft to support construction of the latest extension of the London Underground. The Manitex Valla 250E pick and carry crane, the latest addition to Hird’s small crane fleet, is being used to carry and install precast concrete sections in...
Product of the Month – Maeda MC405 Tracked Spider Crane
Mini Cranes • Product of the Month
Making the most productive use of lifting equipment is key to the success of modern construction projects, which is right where our Product of the Month for March, the Maeda MC405 comes in. Modern construction methods, where teams need to safely and efficiently carry out different tasks within a limited...
How did they get that car there? With a spider crane of course!
Contract Lifting • Mini Cranes
For many people visiting M&M’s World in Leicester Square it might well have been one of those “how did they do that?” moments. A 1,300kg Mini convertible sitting in a basement of a sweet shop, surrounded by display stands, with no obvious way of driving the vehicle into the confined...
Famous London landmark gets big lift from Hird
Two of Hird Group’s most impressive lifting machines have combined to support glass installation specialists working on one of London’s most impressive buildings. A Maeda MC815 spider crane and a Kappel 3500 glass vacuum lifter – known as Brutus – were used to lift into place six-metre long glass panels,...
Maeda spider crane is the big star at the O2
A Maeda MC815 spider crane supplied by Hird was the big star of the show at the O2 arena, as it was used to support construction of a new £185m designer outlet village. The spider crane, the largest in the Maeda mini crane fleet, played a vital role in the erection...
Product of the Month – Maeda MC815 mini crane
Mini Cranes • Product of the Month
To be a mini crane or not to be a mini crane? That is the question. To put it in a less Shakespearian way, can a mini crane be too big for its boots? Our Product of The Month for July is the Maeda MC815. It is the largest mini...
Old meets new as Hird Group mini crane works at Hull museum
It was a case of the ultra-modern meets the historical as a Hird Group mini crane and glass vacuum lifter went to work at the Streetlife Museum in Hull. A Maeda MC-174 tracked spider crane and an MRT4 glass vacuum lifter was used to install a new glass panel at the...
“Biggest customer in Europe” Hird adds to Maeda fleet
Mini crane hire specialist Hird is in the process of adding 15 more Maeda spider cranes to its fleet. Maeda mini cranes are the most popular machines of their type in the world. Driven by growing customer demand, Hird is doing its bit to make them very popular in the...